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# Anthony Levandowski

Anthony Levandowski is a co-founder of 510 Systems, a Berkeley startup acquired by Google in 2011. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Person

- **Occupations:** Engineer — [2] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Official profile or website:** [pronto.ai](https://pronto.ai/about) — [3] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Who is Anthony Levandowski?

Anthony Levandowski co-founded 510 Systems with fellow UC Berkeley engineering alumni. Google acquired the Berkeley startup in 2011, and UC Berkeley credits its technologies with contributions to Google’s self-driving car and Street View systems. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## History

- **2005:** Entered the DARPA Grand Challenge with a team that built a robotic motorcycle. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2011:** Google acquired 510 Systems. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2020:** Pleaded guilty to one count of trade-secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. — [4] government, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2021:** Received a full presidential pardon on January 20, 2021. — [5] government, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Leadership

- **Pronto:** Chief Executive Officer — [3] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **founded:** [Waymo](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/waymo/index.md) — [6] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [Berkeley innovators driving Google technology](https://news.berkeley.edu/2014/12/03/berkeley-innovators-driving-google-technology)
   - Publisher: UC Berkeley News
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "UC Berkeley News identifies Levandowski as a 510 Systems founder and records Google’s 2011 acquisition of the startup."
     - Who is Anthony Levandowski?: "UC Berkeley News identifies Levandowski as a 510 Systems co-founder, records Google’s 2011 acquisition and describes the startup’s technology contributions."
     - 2005: "UC Berkeley News reports Levandowski and a team entered the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge and built a robotic motorcycle."
     - 2011: "UC Berkeley News states Google acquired the startup in 2011."
2. [Four Google Innovators to Discuss Product Development](https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/four-google-innovators-discuss-product-development)
   - Publisher: UC Berkeley Haas
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Occupations: "A 2009 UC Berkeley Haas profile identifies Levandowski as a Google software engineer."
3. [About – Pronto](https://pronto.ai/about)
   - Publisher: pronto.ai
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Pronto: "Pronto’s current About page lists Anthony Levandowski as Chief Executive Officer."
4. [Former Uber Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Trade Secret Theft from Google](https://justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-uber-executive-sentenced-18-months-jail-trade-secret-theft-google)
   - Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of California
   - Type: government
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - 2020: "The U.S. Department of Justice states Levandowski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months for trade-secret theft related to Google’s self-driving car program."
5. [Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency](https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-012021)
   - Publisher: The White House Archives
   - Type: government
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - 2021: "The archived White House statement dated January 20, 2021 lists a full pardon for Anthony Levandowski."
6. [Waymo — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q15330)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - founded: "Wikidata P112 links Waymo to Anthony Levandowski."

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